Hunku Chuli, also known as Hongku Chuli, is a mountain in

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

Description

Hunku Chuli is a glaciated summit in the Nepalese

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than list of h ...

. It is situated southwest of

Makalu Makalu (; ) is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of AMSL. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas southeast of Mount Everest, on the China–Nepal border. One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolat ...

Makalu Barun National Park Makalu Barun National Park is a national park in the Himalayas of Nepal that was established in 1992 as the eastern extension of Sagarmatha National Park. It is the world's only protected area with an elevation gain of more than enclosing tropica ...

. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the

Hongu River The Hongu River is a major river and valley in the Sankhuwasawa District of Koshi Province in Nepal. It is a tributary of the Hinku River, which subsequently flows into the Dudh Kosi. The Hongu Valley is at the back of the Everest region. It ha ...

, whereas all other slopes drain to the

Barun River The Barun River () is a tributary of the Arun River and is part of the Kosi river system in Nepal. Koshi River System The Koshi or Sapta Koshi drains eastern Nepal. It is known as Sapta Koshi because of the seven rivers which join together in eas ...

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is significant as the east face rises 1,130 metres (3,707 ft) in , and the west slope rises 830 metres (2,723 ft) in 0.5 kilometre (0.3 mi). The first authorized ascent of the summit was made on October 15, 2021, by Benjamin Védrines via the Southwest Ridge, although unauthorized parties may have climbed it prior.''Chamlang, North Face, A L'Ombre du Mensonge; Hongku Chuli, Southwest Ridge''
Lindsay Griffin, 2022, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved April 13, 2025.

Climate

Based on the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

, Hunku Chuli is located in a

tundra climate The tundra climate is a polar climate sub-type located in high latitudes and high mountains. It is classified as ET according to the Köppen climate classification. It is a climate which at least one month has an average temperature high enough ...

zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. Weather systems coming off the

Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region. Many South Asian and Southe ...

are forced upwards by the Himalaya mountains (

orographic lift Orographic lift occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain. As the air mass gains altitude it quickly cools down adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100% and cr ...

), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Mid-June through early-August is the monsoon season. The months of April, May, September, and October offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing this peak.''Everest Treks: A Month By Month Review of the Best Seasons''
Brinley Clark, Himalayanwonders.com, Retrieved April 13, 2025.

Gallery

File:West Hunku Chuli and Hunku Chuli.jpg, West aspect of Hunku Chuli (right) and West Hunku Chuli (6764m) to left File:Mera Peak 9958.JPG, Hunku Chuli centered (below Makalu)

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